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golf - Johnson wins at River Highlands

Posted on 9:01am Monday 29th Jun 2020

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American Dustin Johnson won his first PGA Tour event in 16 months behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic at River Highlands in Connecticut, USA.

The 36-year-old shot a three-under-par final round for a -19 finish. Fellow countryman Kevin Streelman was second by a stroke.

Johnson is only the third player in history to win a title in each of his first 13 seasons on the PGA Tour, joining Jack Nicklaus (17) and Tiger Woods (14).

American Will Gordon and Canadian Mackenzie Hughes finished tied for third on 17 under.
horse racing - O'Brien filly magical at the Curragh

Posted on 4:50pm Sunday 28th Jun 2020

Odds-on favourite Magical easily saw off four rivals to win the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Aidan O'Brien's filly led from the off in the one mile and a quarter event and Seamie Heffernan pushed the accelerator three furlongsout and immediately ended the argument, winning by five lengths, easing down.